{"id":356392,"date":"2023-09-17T09:52:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T04:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=356392"},"modified":"2023-09-17T09:52:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T04:52:50","slug":"minister-vows-to-end-polio-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/minister-vows-to-end-polio-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister vows to end polio this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nCaretaker Federal Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan has claimed that his ministry is providing and utilizing all available resources to eradicate polio permanently till the end of the year 2023.<br \/>\n\u201cPolio-free Pakistan\u2019 is a national goal which is now close to our mission of ending polio\u201d, he said while talking to a Private news channel on Saturday.<br \/>\nPakistan is among a few countries which still faces the polio problem and several cases have also been reported this year.<br \/>\nThe caretaker government is making all out efforts to root out the polio virus from the country and these endeavors will produce positive results, he assured and urged the citizens to cooperate with polio teams for the complete eradication of the crippling disease from the country.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Health Ministry has been actively involved in the Polio Programme in the past few months and we will ensure that the focus on polio remains unwavering. We are regularly holding awareness drives and religious workshops in which we are collectively working with religious scholars to build community trust and convey vaccine safety and efficacy in communities around Pakistan,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nThe minister also called upon the federal, provincial and district administrations to address the challenges of persistently missed children and also encourage the people by raising awareness about the gravity of the situation.<br \/>\nReplying to a question, the minister replied that the future of our children was at stake and we must protect them at all costs. 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